Alpine Meadows will add a new $10 million quad chairlift next season as part of improvement program for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. Alterra Mountain Company, owners of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and 14 North American ski resorts overall, announced Monday (March 4) that it would be making more than $17 million of capital investment to the […]
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6 Tahoe ski resorts have 500-plus inches of snow
With more snow arriving Saturday, there are now six Tahoe ski resorts with 500-plus inches of snow this season. As of Sunday (March 3), Squaw Valley tops the list among Tahoe ski resorts with 580 inches, the second most snow among North American ski resorts. Mammoth Mountain, located along east-central California, has the most snow […]
Squaw-Alpine offering spring pass
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will begin offering its spring season pass March 5, that includes next season. After debuting in January 2018, the Ikon pass enters its second season with 38 global winter destinations, a new payment plan, and renewal discounts. The pass not only covers spring skiing this year, but extends fully into the […]
Another storm will hit Tahoe ski resorts
After getting battered throughout February, another storm will hit Tahoe ski resorts on March 1. According to Bryan Allegretto, OpenSnow California Snow Forecaster, Tahoe ski resorts could receive as much as 18 inches of snowfall between Friday (March 1) and Sunday. Allegretto says the next storm arrives Friday night with heavy snow into Saturday morning, […]
3 Tahoe ski resorts extend the season
Thanks to record-breaking snow totals in February, three Tahoe ski resorts will extend the ski season. All three Vail Resorts in the Lake Tahoe region – Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California, Kirkwood Mountain – said Thursday (Feb. 28) they are planning to stay open due to the excessive amount of snow that has been piling up […]
Sugar Bowl sets snowfall record
Snow has continued to fall this week at Tahoe ski resorts, where Sugar Bowl set a new snowfall record that had been in existence for 26 years. Perched on Donner Summit in the Northern Sierra along Interstate 80, Sugar Bowl has received 267 inches of snow so far this month, beating its previous snowfall record […]
Snow pounds Tahoe ski resorts
In what is playing like a familiar tune, once again the snow is pounding Tahoe ski resorts. It’s been quite the month for snow at Tahoe ski resorts. So much snow has fallen that locals have dubbed it “FebruBURIED.” At Squaw Valley, employees were busy Tuesday (Feb. 26) measuring the snow in anticipation of setting […]
Tahoe ski resorts could get 8 feet of snow
Three days of nearly nonstop snow could bring Tahoe ski resorts up to 8 feet of snow. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a winter storm warning from 10 a.m. Monday through early Thursday morning. Snow totals during that period are expected to range from 2-4 feet at lake level and 4-8 […]
Great Ski Race March 3 in Tahoe
The 42nd annual Great Ski Race takes place March 3 in North Lake Tahoe. Between 500 and 900 cross-country skiers will skate, stride and snowshoe across 30 kilometers (18.43 miles) of groomed mountain snow trails from Tahoe City to Truckee in one of the longest, most eccentric cross-country ski races in the West. The race course traces an historic stagecoach postal […]
Tahoe ski resorts own seven of Top-10 snowfall totals in North American
Tahoe ski resorts have seven of the Top-10 snowfall totals among North American ski resorts. According to the Snow Brains website, Tahoe ski resorts dominated the “Top 10 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America” list (see below). Skiing Lake Tahoe has never been better. The extreme snow totals primary arrived this month, which the Lake […]